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  • Sisi greets Cote d'Ivoire embassy on Independence Day

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Africa - SN:77 - ID:862827

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated presidential secretary Ahmed al Ansary to visit the Embassy of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire in Cairo to extend greetings on the occasion of the African state's Independence Day. On ....

  • S. Korean builders evacuating workers from Libya

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:52:55 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:862798

    SEOUL, Aug 7 (MENA) - South Korean builders have started evacuating workers from violence-torn Libya several weeks after extensive fighting broke out in the oil-rich North African country, according to Yonhap News Agency. Builders such as Hyundai ....

  • Arab League addresses Arab FMs on immediate Gaza aid

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:50:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:862792

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi sent messages to Arab foreign ministers to reiterate the importance of sending immediate humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza who have come under flagrant Israeli ....

  • Reformation of permanent committee of Islamic, Coptic antiquities

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:862685

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Moustafa Amin issued a decision number 6217 for the year 2014 to reform the permanent committee for the Islamic and Coptic antiquities. This comes in the ....

  • Feminist Union sets criteria for women candidate in coming legislative polls

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:46:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:862582

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Women For Women campaign ended setting criteria for choosing 100 women candidates to run in the coming parliamentary polls, the Egyptian Feminist Union said. A woman candidate should have political and social activities in ....

  • Poll shows only 6% of Americans blame Israel for Gaza conflict

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:45:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:862730

    GAZA CITY, Aug 7 (MENA) - Only 6 percent of Americans lay the blame on Israel for the recent round of Gaza hostilities, according to a poll conducted by CBS news and published by Ynet newspaper. The majority of Americans (47 percent) blame both ....

  • Min. says 32 trains to be re-operated nationwide

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:862728

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Transportation Minister Hany Dahy said on Thursday that 32 trains would be re-operated in Upper and Lower Egypt as of Sunday. In statements, Dahy said this comes as part of the ministry's endeavors to comfort ....

  • Israel's bids to separate Gaza from West Bank in vain – Fatah

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:43:06 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:862661

    AMMAN, Aug 7 (MENA) – Israel's bids to separate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank and its criminal military operations have all failed, Fatah secretary-general in Jordan Najib Qaddoumi said. Speaking to MENA, Qaddoumi said "the Israeli enemy ....

  • Forex reserves rise 0.3% in July

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:42:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:69 - ID:862796

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Central Bank of Egypt said Thursday that the country's foreign currency reserves were up by $49 million or 0.3% in July following two declining months. Forex reserves hit $16.736 billion at the end of July against $16.687 ....

  • Court turns down Walli's petition, orders his continued detention

    Date: 2014-08-07 11:41:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:68 - ID:862793

    CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court turned down on Thursday a petition by Morsi-era board chairman of Al Ahram Mamdouh Walli against his 15-day custody in connection with corruption charges and ordered him to remain in jail. Walli's ....

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